tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 22 17:01:14 1997
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Re: KLBC translation
- From: "eric d. zay" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC translation
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:06:05 -0500
> January 22, 1997 1:21 AM EST, jatlh Ryan Mundt:
>
> > I received some mail recently and it had two words in it that I believe
to
> be
> > Klingon, but I am unsure what they mean! Any help in deciphering them
would
> be
> > appreciated!
> >
> > #1 Kai
> >
> > #2 Kassai
>
> These are not Klingon words. The first looks like it might be a Bajoran
word
> we've heard on DS9, which represents the spiritual leader of that planet.
The
> second looks like "Bassai," is is a master poet or song-writer for
Klingons.
> This is not a word in {tlhIngan Hol}, and we don't know what it means.
> Perhaps it is a borrowed term? Maybe it is a particular Klingon's name,
who
> was so good at it that others are named after him?
>
> Where did these words come from? I could be completely wrong about
these.
Actually these are klingonase (spelling?) words. No exact translation has
been given for them, however, *Kai Kassai* is said to be a Klingon battle
cry.
SuSvaj